Security readout for executives and security teams
CVE-2006-0031 is an old Microsoft Excel flaw where a specially crafted spreadsheet can corrupt memory and run attacker-controlled code after a user opens it. The business risk is concentrated in legacy Office installations still present on endpoints, terminal servers, or isolated business systems. Exposure is most likely on legacy Windows endpoints running Excel 2000, 2002, 2003, Office 2000 SP3, or related vulnerable Office packages. Modern supported Office versions are not identified in the provided source bundle. Treat this as a legacy-software risk with high impact but limited modern exposure. If affected Office versions remain in production, prioritize patching or retirement because document-based code execution can support phishing-led compromise. Mitigation focus: Review Microsoft MS06-012 and apply the vendor security update where applicable.; Remove or isolate unsupported legacy Office installations that cannot be patched.; Restrict opening untrusted Excel files on affected legacy hosts..
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Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- excel-record-bo(25228)CVE reference · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1327CVE reference · vdb-entry, signature
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1525CVE reference · vdb-entry, signature
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:763CVE reference · vdb-entry, signature
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1750CVE reference · vdb-entry, signature
- MS06-012CVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_MS
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